Ankle Injuries And Everything You May Want To Know About It
Ankle Injuries And Everything You May Want To Know About It
Ankles are a very important body part of a normal man. And if you are a sportsperson, then you may have the idea of how important your ankles are to you. An ankle injury in the life of an athlete or a sportsperson is always severe. So, what role do your ankles playing your body that they are such severe of an injury? In this article, we will be talking about everything you may want to know from ankle injuries.
But before that, how do your ankles really work?
Well, when you run or walk, your ankles help the body to minimize the force of impact. Experts’ opinion tells us that the dorsiflexion of our ankles works as a shock-deferral device when the ankle is closer to the shin. Just like the hips and the knees, our ankles also do absorb multiple time of our body weight. It then stabilizes the muscles and the elastic recoil of your Achilles tendon. After that comes the plantarflexion part where your toe moves away and drag the body forward or upward.
Now that we know how exactly the ankle injuries happens, here are some briefly elaborated ankle injury types described below. Check them out.
1. Sprain: The sprain injuries mostly damage the lateral ligaments or the external ligaments. There are three types of sprain injuries. Although the grade one injuries do not tear ligaments the grade two injuries bring a partial tear. The grade three is however severe and fatal.
· Treatment: We need to control the swelling and the pain n the first 24 hours t least. Ice compression, rest and elevation will help you to achieve that state. However, a brace to protect the ligament may prove its efficiency. It is also important to keep a good range of motion in your ankles. Stretch and flex your toes and you feel that you can do that without any pain, seek expert advice, you may not want to damage it anymore from this stage.
2. Achilles tendinopathies: These injuries are a very common cause of posterior ankle pain. These kinds of ankle injuries can also cause muscle stiffness and swelling too. The overpronation or the weak calf muscles are one of the very common causes of these kinds of pain.
· Treatment: Curing these kinds of ankle injuries starts with symptom control. How? Well, experts start from controlling the pain with RICE. Recovering the range of the movement is also a very essential thing. Stand with heels hanging on one step. Then drop the heel and wait for 30 seconds, and then switch the sides. You should repeat this exercise to stretch the gastrocnemii for three times. Then repeat the exercise again with a bent knee to stretch soleus.
3. Other tendinopathies: This list includes tibialis posterior, peroneal and tibialis anterior tendinopathies. These are common injuries due to ankle overuse. The first one affects the inside, outside and in front of the ankle. This can be painful to touch and to the moment when the muscle is tested.
So, these were some ankle injuries of different kinds and everything you should know about them. Check them out. Be healthy, be happy.
